What is the primary benefit of using risk-based selection criteria in MBT?

It reduces the total number of test cases needed

It ensures all model elements are tested equally

It focuses testing effort on the most critical parts of the system

It eliminates the need for other selection criteria

A team is testing an e-commerce checkout model. The model includes a rarely used discount-code transition and a frequently used payment transition. The project has limited test budget and wants to focus on the most critical business functions. Which selection approach best aligns with this goal?

Select tests that cover all data partitions

Select tests based on risk levels of model elements

Select tests to achieve 100% branch coverage

Select tests randomly from all paths

A model includes a transition that is enabled only when an input value is between 1 and 100. The team wants to test the boundaries and representative values of this range. Which selection criterion should be used?

Coverage-based criteria targeting branch coverage

Data-driven criteria using boundary value analysis

How does stochastic selection differ from purely random selection in MBT?

Stochastic selection guarantees full coverage

Stochastic selection is only used for negative testing

Stochastic selection uses probability distributions to guide the selection

Stochastic selection always produces the same test cases

What does boundary value analysis focus on in data-driven test selection?

Testing values at the edges of input partitions

Testing values in the middle of input partitions

Testing values that are most frequently used by users

Testing values that are randomly selected

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Examples of Test Selection Criteria CT-MBT Practice Questions (Page 3)

Part of the Selection Criteria for Test Case Generation domain, which makes up ~19% of our current practice bank. ISTQB does not publish an official question count, but from its 60-minute exam (~25–40 total, ~5–8 in this domain), expect 1–1 from this objective — we provide 28 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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What is the primary benefit of using risk-based selection criteria in MBT?
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A team is testing an e-commerce checkout model. The model includes a rarely used discount-code transition and a frequently used payment transition. The project has limited test budget and wants to focus on the most critical business functions. Which selection approach best aligns with this goal?
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13application · medium
A model includes a transition that is enabled only when an input value is between 1 and 100. The team wants to test the boundaries and representative values of this range. Which selection criterion should be used?
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How does stochastic selection differ from purely random selection in MBT?
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What does boundary value analysis focus on in data-driven test selection?
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